Islanders rookie Isaiah George making immediate impact
There hasn't been anything like a learning curve for Isiah George through his two NHL games. Instead, the 20-year-old looked like a veteran, playing with poise and stabilizing a back end that was without all three players who made up the left side in the opener. “Nominal” was the operative word when coach Patrick Roy […]
Isaiah George’s spark helps depleted Islanders win over Senators
The Islanders thus won three of four games. Back to NHL-.500. Get back to feeling good about how things are going. And maybe, despite all the injuries, he's still finding himself. They defeated the Senators 4-2 on Thursday night at the Canadian Tire Center. Even though the Islanders are still missing their entire left side, […]
Isaiah George is new key to Lou Lamoriello’s best Islanders trade
Two years on, the facts have changed, but the draft floor trade that brought Alexander Romanov and a fourth-round pick to the Islanders in exchange for the team's 2022 first-rounder only appears to have been a success. In what appears to be perhaps one of the single best moves, Lou Lamoriello became general manager. Remember, […]
Depleted Islanders need special teams to step up
The Islanders' comeback Tuesday night started with a power-play goal. And that success was due in no small part to the penalty kill in overtime. That's not all the 4-3 overtime win over the Penguins. But this is a microcosm of how the Islanders have to win and how they have to survive during this […]
Islanders’ Patrick Roy livid after controversial offside review
Patrick Roy is known for not showing his emotions, and he showed it again in Tuesday's game between the Islanders and the Penguins when the referee called a questionable goal call and a stand. . The Islanders' head coach disputed Sidney Crosby's goal that appeared to be offside in the second period. Replays of this […]
Isaiah George rises to occasion in NHL debut to help Islanders
Just take away a little bit of all the context: injuries, the Islanders' record, the desperation inherent in calling up a player who has played in only four professional games. That's because Isaiah George was there Tuesday morning, about nine hours before his rookie lap. The beam didn't stop. He didn't need to say anything […]
Islanders use furious rally to take win over Penguins
This wasn't just a loss, and it looked like it was probably headed for an ugly loss for the Islanders. For 45 minutes, they played disjointed, disjointed hockey. They couldn't have possession of the puck. He only recorded 16 shots in two periods. Even though we were only down by one point, it felt like […]
Islanders’ Anthony Duclair silver lining as injury timeline revealed
The Islanders can take some encouragement from Anthony Duclair's timeline, but they will be without him until at least — mid-November. The team announced Duclair will be out four to six weeks with a lower-body injury after the winger went down late in Saturday's win over the Canadiens. After Duclair stood up, he did not […]
Liam Foudy called up from AHL to center Islanders’ fourth line
Liam Foudy was on the first line for a call-up from AHL Bridgeport after Julien Gauthier lasted just one game on the fourth line before the Islanders lost patience with him. Foudy, a former Blue Jacket and Nashville Predator, joined Kyle MacLean and Oliver Wahlstrom as a hastily assembled fourth line in the wake of […]
Islanders blanked by Red Wings as offensive slog continues
For the Islanders, life without Anthony Duclair in 2024 will look a lot like life without Anthony Duclair in 2023. This means that we may struggle in this area for the time being. The Islanders could take advantage of this 1-0 loss to the Red Wings and use that entire period as a model for […]